Al Schmidt

Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PGH➡️PHL➡️HBG. Personal account.

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

Safeguarding election integrity requires constant vigilance. I’m grateful to @PAAttorneyGen for the opportunity to cooperate on this case. However infrequent, it’s important that cases like this one are prosecuted. It should give us confidence in the integrity of our elections.

[PA Attorney General Dave Sunday @PAAttorneyGen]

Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that an Allegheny County jury has convicted Kirk Rice for forging signatures on nomination petitions for a U.S. Congressional candidate prior to the 2022 primary election:

https://t.co/lRhhb7ygqi

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“There were no significant disruptions to polling sites. Secretary Schmidt said Tuesday’s smooth voting process is thanks to at least 45,000 poll workers. ‘Because of them, Pennsylvania held a free, fair, and safe election yet again.’” https://t.co/WGFXM2ZDSt

[Pennsylvania Governor's Office @PAGovOffice]

.@GovernorShapiro has a message for AI companies who misrepresent their chatbots:  

"We're coming after them, we're gonna hold them accountable for preying on our kids, we're gonna hold them accountable for breaking the law here in Pennsylvania."

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

@WilliamDoc51 I *literally* wrote “our Republic.” A republic is a form of democracy.

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“Public service isn’t just about delivering services efficiently and effectively. The important part is strengthening confidence in our Republic. Democracy only works through trust. Your charge is to build institutions and engender that trust.” @Penn

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

I often say that you’ll never see a headline reading “Election Goes Well,” well…Pennsylvania just proved me wrong. From @ByCarterWalker at @SpotlightPA https://t.co/8YV62bhBZY

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“Doing good things and doing them well is the best thing we can do to reduce cynicism about government and build confidence that government can be trusted to solve the problems that only it can solve.”

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

In Philadelphia, during the 250th anniversary of our sacred Republic, it was the honor of my lifetime to deliver the @Penn Fels Institute of Government commencement address. “Confidence in elections is a subset of confidence in government. Do good things and do them well.”

[PA Department of State @PAStateDept]

An hour after polls closed, Secretary Al Schmidt said today’s midterm primary election ran smoothly with few issues reported by counties.

Read more: https://t.co/Ce5ZMKUMi6

[PA Department of State @PAStateDept]

Reminder: If you have not returned your mail ballot and you want to vote in person, you have two options:

1. Bring your mail ballot packet, including the outer envelope, to your polling place to be surrendered. You can then vote on your county’s voting system; OR

2. If you don’t have your mail ballot, you can vote by provisional ballot at your polling place. Your county elections office will verify that you didn’t vote by mail before counting your provisional ballot.

More information: https://t.co/dhPa4f5Z9h
#ReadytoVotePA

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

It’s Election Day, Pennsylvania!

Polls are open now until 8 PM. So if you’re registered, go find your polling place or mail ballot drop-off location and make your voice heard: https://t.co/7FbpAdzToj

[PA Department of State @PAStateDept]

It's time to vote in the #PAPrimary in Pennsylvania. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Remember, if you are in line by 8 p.m., you can vote.

🗳️ Voting in person? Find your polling place: https://t.co/IK4spQroF2

✉️ Need to return your completed mail ballot? Find a drop-off location: https://t.co/rVliBAh908

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“In addition to Utah, Montana, Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Louisiana, and Texas have run at least partial audits in the past year to check for noncitizen voters. 
Now we have another data point. This time from Pennsylvania.” @CatoInstitute
https://t.co/g0HYwoUAHT

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“We will continue to take action to protect the public from misleading or unlawful practices, whether they come from individuals or emerging technologies,” Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said in a statement. https://t.co/IHK37R7RMI

[Rosie Lapowsky @rosielapowsky]

I would advise against tweeting before doing your research.

https://t.co/j1JrYbIglq

[Pennsylvania Governor's Office @PAGovOffice]

NEW from @PhillyInquirer: @GovernorShapiro's Administration sues @character_ai after their chatbot posed as a licensed medical professional.

@PAStateDept Sec Al Schmidt: “Pennsylvania law is clear — you cannot hold yourself out as a licensed medical professional without proper credentials.” 

https://t.co/IfV0dZEFzt

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

We announced a new @PAStateDept AI safety taskforce in February — and now with our legal action against @character_ai, we’re already seeing the results of its work to keep Pennsylvanians safe online.

We’re just getting started — and we’re going to continue to hold bad actors accountable. To report a chatbot who may be posing as a licensed medical professional, go to https://t.co/HFm3gq7yGR.

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

Very funny, @CityAndStatePA, especially since I have that same @BrooksBrothers tie. Appreciate your attention to detail — or is this A.I. Al?

[City & State PA @CityAndStatePA]

The April Magazine is LIVE! Featuring the PA Power 100 List and our guide to the 2026 primaries - read it here: https://t.co/FPhHROKi5V

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

Chaser: The individual is not registered to vote and did not vote in any elections.

[Al Schmidt @Commish_Schmidt]

“The PA Auditor General queried more than 200,000 voter applications from PennDOT and flagged 58 as potentially belonging to noncitizens. A closer examination found just one was an actual noncitizen who had been allowed to apply to vote.” @ByCarterWalker
https://t.co/gK9RiEqOD5